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Perth and Kinross road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2011, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2010 (330), and casualties fell from 450.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,874 collisions in Perth and Kinross.

Collisions in 2011
293
Down 11% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
400
Down 11% on 2010
Fatal collisions
16
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Perth and Kinross in 2011

5.5% of collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2011 were fatal and 23% serious, against 4.1% and 34% in Perth and Kinross from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal165.5%
  • Serious6823%
  • Slight20971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal184.5%
  • Serious9023%
  • Slight29273%

Perth and Kinross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Perth and Kinross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 805 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 293, down 11% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 293
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025167235
2024141213
2023140207
2022156227
2021149203
2020130172
2019125187
2018184265
2017204296
2016176243
2015200237
2014213283
2013278397
2012312390
2011293400
2010330450
2009396521
2008364475
2007392508
2006402517
2005400563
2004431608
2003460642
2002448610
2001504780
2000475635
1999526758
1998521729
1997505715
1996533749
1995492717
1994539833
1993536801
1992526779
1991602898
1990650951
1989593937
1988566844
1987528800
1986634973
1985650921
1984618923
1983617894
1982648963
19816581,017
19806571,047
19798051,176

When and where crashes happen in Perth and Kinross in 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February13 (4.4%)
  • March27 (9.2%)
  • April19 (6.5%)
  • May24 (8.2%)
  • June23 (7.8%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August28 (9.6%)
  • September26 (8.9%)
  • October24 (8.2%)
  • November17 (5.8%)
  • December28 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (52%)
  • Wet or damp104 (35%)
  • Frost or ice25 (8.5%)
  • Snow9 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph86 (29%)
  • 40 mph6 (2%)
  • 50 mph6 (2%)
  • 60 mph141 (48%)
  • 70 mph53 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (68%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3%)
  • Van occupant12 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4%)
  • 16 to 2044 (11%)
  • 21 to 2538 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3561 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (11%)
  • 46 to 5572 (18%)
  • 56 to 6544 (11%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.8%)
  • Over 7534 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (61%)
  • Passenger116 (29%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Perth and Kinross in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Perth and Kinross ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Perth and Kinross had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 2011.

Collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Perth and Kinross in 2011

Perth City Centre, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5QJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Perth and Kinross in 2011, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Perth and Kinross with the most crashes in 2011

The A9 had the most collisions in Perth and Kinross in 2011: 42, including 6 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Perth and Kinross, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9428467
2ndA85232606
3rdA93192514
4thM90182524
5thA90161714
6thA912141603
7thA94121823
8thA97771101
9thA8226603
10thA8236601
11thA8276701
12thA9236803
13thB9545502
14thA914502
15thA9114501
16thA9244700
17thB90994703
18thB9964611
19thA9893300
20thB80193400

Towns in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2011

Perth had the most collisions of any town in Perth and Kinross in 2011: 51.

Postcode districts in Perth and Kinross: crashes in 2011

PH2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Perth and Kinross in 2011: 73.

Latest crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Perth and Kinross in 2011, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Perth and Kinross road accidents in other years